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BB pistol with CO 2 cartridges and BBs. A BB gun is a type of air gun designed to shoot metallic spherical projectiles called BBs (not to be confused with similar-looking bearing balls), which are approximately the same size as BB-size lead birdshot used in shotguns (0.180 in or 4.6 mm in diameter).
The Targeteer was the first air pistol that Daisy Outdoor Products created. Fred Lefever first made it in 1937, and he based it on the Colt Woodsman pistol's design. [1] The Targeteer was designed as a low-power BB gun for indoor target shooting. The weapon originally used a smaller-sized BB.
The Red Ryder BB Gun is a BB gun made by Daisy Outdoor Products and introduced in the spring of 1940 that resembles the Winchester rifle of Western movies. [6] Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red Ryder (created in 1938, and who appeared in numerous films between 1940 and 1950, and on television in 1956), the BB gun is still in ...
Being light weight, low profile and easily concealable makes it ideal for concealed carry. The tip-up barrel makes it easy to make safe and at the same time, easy to make ready to fire, and being chambered in .25 ACP means it is more reliable than similar pocket pistols chambered in .22 LR.
Two Turkish companies, Girsan and Tisas, manufacture pistols based on the BB versions of .380 Cheetahs. Girsan MC14BDA: enclosed slide similar to the Browning BDA 380 but with frame-mounted safety [6] MC14G84: clone of the Beretta 84B [7] MC14T: clone of the Beretta 86 but uses double-stack magazines [8] Tisas Fatih: clone of the Beretta 84BB ...
The Daisy Model 25 pump-action BB gun typically achieved 350 ft/s (110 m/s). [6] However, the 25's capacity was only 50 BBs, in comparison to the 1000 BB capacity of some leverguns. The 25 does have an advantage in ammunition feeding, however, in that its feeding is spring-loaded, as opposed to many gravity-fed guns which require a shift in gun ...
The typical .25 ACP pocket pistol is designed for close-range work and has an effective range of about 7 yards (6.5 m). [26] An example of a Beretta TomCat pocket pistol in a leather holster. Pocket pistols are typically hammerless designs, made with rounded edges and with few controls, to prevent snagging and to make them easier to carry.
The Model 1908 Vest Pocket is a compact, hammerless, striker-fired, semi-automatic single-action pistol. Manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, it was marketed as a small concealable firearm which could be easily tucked into a vest pocket for unobtrusive carry.